Hip-Hop Songs That Reference Reagan

In some kind of cosmic twist, the deaths of former President Reagan, rapper Big Pun and producer J Dilla all happened in early February (that’s Feb. 5, 7 and 7, for those keeping count). Shocker! Not really, seeing how each happened in completely different years. Yet it feels cosmic every successive year because the tributes come around the same time. It’s almost as if February is one big Republican, Puerto Rican donut-y mix.

Complex gets it and threw together a list of 10 rap references to the Big Gipper. Because hip-hop and the Reagan era got on so well! While a more perfect union would have been Pun’s best reference to Reagan over a Dilla beat, we’ll have to settle for this. You should click through to read the full article for the commentary, but — Spoiler Alert! Or Lazy Alert! — if you just want to peruse: